1914-96 OH-715 Pomerene Bridge Bridge and 1935 Mohawk Dam on Walhonding River near Warsaw,OH

Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Dam: (Satellite)

Street View, May 2023

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Doug Chapman: I have seen photos where the water submerges the bridge.

Dobbins Aerial Photography: Doug Chapman I've seen some close to the top.

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OH-715 is in the flood plain of the Mohawk Dam. Obviously, the dam is a flood control dam and the reservoir is normally empty. When I accessed this map on May 29, 2026, the road was closed because the reservoir was retaining water. Today's US-36 south of here must have been built when the dam was built.

Satellite

Dobbins posted these photos on May 26, 2026. Note that the new bridge is also under water. Note the log on top of the truss. Some comments on the post indicated that happened during 2019. 

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Matthew Lee Tomes: In January 2005 it got 82 feet deep.

This is a nice view of the inlet control tower and spillway.

Garrett R., Jan 2023

I guess the embankment on the right is the emergency spillway. It is the original undisturbed earth. That is, it is not dirt piled up in layers like the dam itself is.

Street View, May 2023

I flipped through the images in Google Earth, and only this one and a couple in 2006 showed the river out of its banks.

Google Earth, Sep 2004

The bridge is a pin-connected truss.

Street View, May 2023

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Vehicles underwater on SR-715 in the flooding, Warsaw, Ohio (05/28/26)

Both thought they could make it earlier this week with lower water levels. Neither did. Turn Around, Don't Drown.

The red dot is a Cadillac. The yellow dot is Ford truck. Neither can be seen at this time. 

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[Sometimes, the police barricades that close a road are valid.]

Dobbins did some more photos that focused on the stranded log.

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Log atop the old iron bridge from 2019 flooding, Warsaw, Ohio (05/28/26)

If the water reaches this log again, we'll have some serious flooding all-around the area.

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